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Household of Nicholas Watson (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Nicholas Watson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Watson, born in 1837 in Shiney Row, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to William Watson, born in 1862 in Shiney Row, Durham, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1862 in Shiney Row, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Fencehouses, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Housekeeper Head, Jane Nicholson, born in 1827 in Chilton Moor, Durham, England.


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Nicholas Watson's household

Male

Nicholas

Watson

Head
Male

William

Watson

Son
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Housekeeper Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Watson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shiney Row, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Nicholas

Watson

Head

Married

44

1837

Shiney Row, Durham, England

William

Watson

Son

Single

19

1862

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Jane

Nicholson

Housekeeper Head

Married

54

1827

Chilton Moor, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Fencehouses, Durham, England

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